Wick (Highland) weather

Sunday 24 Feb - Thursday 28 Feb

Headline:

Mild, mainly dry. Some bright, sunny spells. Coastal winds freshening.

Today:

Mildness continues with temperatures well above seasonal averages. Most dry with best of brightness towards Inverness. Cloud thickening from west during afternoon bringing patchy rain to Hebrides towards early evening, as winds turn southern and strengthen around the west coast. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Tonight:

Cloud thickening to bring occasional patchy rain late evening and at first overnight. This clears east before dawn as the winds ease and veer southwesterly. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Monday:

Mild again. Rather cloudy through morning with some patchy rain, though this perhaps more persistent across the Hebrides. Mainly dry during afternoon with brighter spells breaking through extensive higher cloud. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Maximums gradually falling to return to seasonal averages Thursday. Relatively dry Tuesday and Wednesday with brighter spells, but showers and perhaps longer periods of rain spreading from the west Thursday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sun 24 Feb 2019

Thursday 28 Feb - Saturday 9 Mar

There is a great deal of uncertainty through Thursday and Friday. Some signals suggest a breakdown of settled conditions from the Atlantic, which would bring a greater chance of thicker cloud, wind and rain, particularly for the west. The other scenario is for settled conditions to continue until the weekend, extending the spell of drier weather. By the weekend Atlantic weather systems look more likely to bring spells of wet and windy weather across all areas, with the west more prone to the wettest and windiest conditions. Some snow is possible over higher ground in the north. Brighter, drier spells are also likely in between frontal systems; so generally turning much more unsettled than recently across the UK. Feeling colder with temperatures closer to average.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sun 24 Feb 2019

Sunday 10 Mar - Sunday 24 Mar

The extended outlook is most likely to begin with weather systems bringing spells of cloud, rain and strong winds followed by showers and some drier, sunny interludes. The wettest, windiest weather remains most likely in the northwest, with the best of any drier, brighter weather in the south, extending to central areas at times. Temperatures are expected to fluctuate day-to-day but overall could be slightly above-average. By late March confidence is low, but there remains a possibility of a return to slowly-evolving weather patterns across the UK giving some drier, brighter spells.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sun 24 Feb 2019